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Overview

Tuition $5,040
Licensure pass rate (2025) 97.3%
Accreditor ACEN
Duration 12–18 months
A practical nursing program that prepares graduates for NCLEX-PN licensure to provide basic nursing care under the direction of RNs and physicians, supporting health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Career outlook

Employers hire licensed practical nurses to provide basic patient care such as monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with daily needs under the supervision of registered nurses and physicians.

Getting in

What Central Alabama Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.0
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts

Minimum ACT 18 or TEAS 58, officially sent to the college. Deadlines: spring Sep 1, fall Feb 1, summer (Talladega only) Feb 1. Prerequisites need not be complete before applying but preference goes to applicants who have completed BIO 201 and BIO 202; offered at Alexander City, Childersburg, Prattville and Talladega.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Central Alabama Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

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Entrance exams

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Application basics

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Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.